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***REMINDER THAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT REQUESTS FOR REPEAT MEDICATION OVER THE PHONE (unless housebound). SO REGISTER FOR THE FREE ON LINE SERVICES ALLOWING YOU TO REQUEST YOUR REPEAT MEDICATION AND MANAGE YOUR GP APPOINTMENTS 24/7. PLEASE ASK A MEMBER OF THE SURGERY TEAM FOR YOUR REGISTRATION DETAILS WHEN YOU ARE NEXT IN***

WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY SUPPORTING 4TH YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS. WE WILL HAVE STUDENTS WITH US FOR 4 WEEK PLACEMENTS. THEY WILL BE SUPERVISED BY A GP AND YOU CAN DECIDE IF YOU WANT A STUDENT PRESENT OR NOT AT YOUR CONSULTATION.

Clinics & Services

In addition to GP consultations the practice offers a range of clinics and healthcare services:

Family Planning - the practice offers a range of contraceptive services and an emergency service is available during any surgery. Sterilisation and vasectomy advice can also be given.

Cervical Smears - we encourage all women to attend for regular smear tests. Smears are performed in surgery by doctors and nurses. When booking your appointment, please tell the receptionist that it is for a smear.

Antenatal Clinics - patients will be seen during normal surgeries by the doctors and at the midwife’s clinic on Thursdays. It is usually arranged for each patient to alternate visits between doctor and midwife, although this may be varied according to circumstances. For more information see below

Minor Surgery - procedures are carried out under local anaesthetic in the medical centre.

Well Baby Clinic - held at the medical centre on Thursday afternoons by appointment with the health visitor.

Child Development Assessment - the health visitors liaise with your doctor and assess the development of all children under the age of 5 to detect any health problems.

Foreign Travel - You will need to complete and return a Travel Questionnaire at least 5 weeks before you intend to travel. We will then assess your health and vaccination requirements. Please give us 5 working days to complete this assessment before phoning the surgery to book your appointment with the practice nurse.

Health Promotion - we firmly believe that preventing illness is better than trying to control or cure it. We offer a variety of health promotion sessions, as advertised on the waiting room notice boards.

Hearing Aid Batteries - available from reception during opening hours, after 10:30 please.

Newly Expectant Mothers - if you have just found out that you are expecting a baby, you can book an appointment with the midwife without seeing your doctor first. She is based at Clifton Cornerstone Surgery, please phone 0115 878 6168 between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm, Wednesday to Friday to book your appointment. The midwife's advice is to commence taking Folic Acid and Vitamin D, if not already doing so, as soon as your pregnancy is confirmed.

For more information on your pregnancy you might like to download a free app - either Baby Buddy or Pocket Midwife are free and offer lots of helpful advice. Alternatively you can click on the link below to view NHS Choices information on Pregnancy and Birth.

Travel Vaccinations

We are a Yellow Fever Centre and can also offer Yellow Fever Vaccinations to patients who are not registered at our surgery.

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the travel form, either click on the link below or pick one up at reception and return the completed form to us at least 5 weeks before your departure date.

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

It is important to complete the travel form at least 5 weeks before you travel - as an appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations at least two weeks before your departure date. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales. Please contact reception to enquire about current Fees & Charges

You can download information about the service provided by our Health Visitors here.

If your GP has made a referral for you please click the following link to print off the patient referral leaflet. This leaflet describes what you can expect to happen when your GP refers you to see a specialist or consultant at a hospital or a community health centre. Please read through and make sure you are familiar with the referral process.